HP Systems Insight Manager 5.2 Update 2 Technical Reference Guide

Related procedures
• Setting global protocols
• Setting protocols for a single system
Related topics
• Protocols
• Global protocols
Setting protocols for a single system
Configure single-system protocol settings to fine-tune settings for an individual system . This page is accessed
from the Tools & Links tab on the System Page.
To set protocol settings for a single system:
1. Select Tools→System Information→System Page.
2. Select target systems. See “Creating a task” for more information.
3. Click Run Now. The System Page appears.
4. Click the Tools & Links tab.
5. Under HP Systems Insight Manager Pages, click System Protocol Settings. The System Protocol
Settings page appears.
6. In the Ping (ICMP) settings section, select Update values for this protocol to enable updating the
ICMP settings. If this is not selected, the settings are not updated. This option is disabled by default.
7. In the Ping (ICMP) settings section, select one of the following:
• Use global defaults.
• Use values specified below. Enter the Timeout (seconds) and the Retries.
8. In the WBEM settings section, select Update values for this protocol to enable updating the WBEM
settings. If this is not selected, the settings are not updated. This option is disabled by default.
OpenWBEM is not supported.
9. In the WBEM settings section, select:
• Use global defaults.
• Use values specified below. Enter the User name and password fields or select corresponding
Use certificate instead.
Specify whether a specific WBEM port is to be authenticated through a set of credentials or a certificate.
To authenticate through a set of credentials, enter the Port #,User name, Password, and Confirm
Password information. To authenticate through a certificate, enter the Port # and select Use certificate
instead. Enter as many sets of these values as needed.
Note: The user name should include the domain name. For example, domainname/username .
Note: The Port # can be blank for a set if appropriate.
Note: Since each port number can only be associated with a user name and password, when the same
port number (including a blank entry) is specified in more than one set (row) of WBEM credentials, only
the last set with that port number value will be retained. In other words, when several sets of WBEM
credentials sharing the same port number are specified, the last set with that same port number replaces
all previous entries.
10. In the SNMP settings section, select Update values for this protocol to enable updating the SNMP
settings. If this is not selected, the settings are not updated. This option is disabled by default.
11. In the SNMP settings section, select from the following:
• Use global defaults.
• Use values specified below. Enter the Timeout (seconds), Retries, Read community string,
and the Write community string.
Note: The Write community string is optional and is required only for firmware updates on a
GbE switch. If you must update the GbE switch firmware, you must first set the write community
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